JEFFERSON CITY, TENN. – For the 11th time in the last 12 head-to-head matchups, the No. 15/17 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team defeated Carson-Newman. On a warm and sunny afternoon, the Bears held Carson-Newman scoreless on their final nine drives to move to 4-0 for the fourth time since 1970 and just the 13th time in program history. 

In his first career start, Jalen Ferguson was responsible for all three touchdowns -- two passing and one rushing -- and finished the day 16-for-24 for 215 yards passing. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #15/17 Lenoir-Rhyne 62, Carson-Newman 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (4-0, 2-0 SAC), Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 SAC)
Location: Jefferson City, Tenn. | Burke-Tarr Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME:
•   For the second straight week, LR took its opening possession and turned it into seven points. The Bears used a 10-play, 75-yard drive that was punctuated by a 1-yard QB sneak by Ferguson to go up early.
•   The Eagles would respond on their first drive of the game as a blown coverage resulted in a 65-yard TD strike from Jaylen Myers to Julius Cobbs. 
•   From that point on, it was all Lenoir-Rhyne. Aside from that one 65-yard scoring play, the Eagles would account for just 146 yards over the final 51 plays. 
•   Malik Simmons would break free on a 29-yard catch to put the Bears up 14-7 on what would become the game-winning score. 
•   Capitalizing on a forced fumble and recovery by Connor Lachesky, the Bears connected on a third TD as Ferguson hit Kelin Parsons on a 16-yarder to make it 21-7 with 1:06 left in the first half. 
•   The Eagles got the ball to start the second half and had a 17-play, 57-yard drive that took 8:15 off the clock but resulted in a missed 25-yard field goal. 
•   Jake Brown would close the scoring with a 39-yard field goal in the early stages of the fourth quarter as the LR defense only allowed 17 total yards in the final quarter.
•   Dwayne McGee, who ran for 200 yards and five touchdowns the last time he played at Burke-Tarr Stadium, finished with a season-high 123 yards rushing on 15 carries. 
•   Songa Yates had five catches for 40 yards, all in the first half, and Parsons added three grabs for 38 yards. DeAree Rogers led all receivers with 53 yards. 
•   James Ussery paced the defense with seven total tackels and Andre Jefferson added five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack. 
•   Two C-N quarterbacks combined to go 13-for-25 for 158 yards. The LR defense suffocated C-N's running game as the Eagles managed just 53 yards on 29 carries. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•   The Bears have won six straight over Carson-Newman, the longest LR winning streak in the history of the series.
•   LR has also won five straight at Burke-Tarr Stadium and haven't lost in Mossy Creek since 2012. 
•   Carson-Newman has only scored 20 total points against LR in the last three head-to-head games. The Bears have outscored C-N 117-20 over that time. 
•   The Bears haven't allowed more than 10 points in a game all season. 
•   This was the first afternoon game for LR this year. 
•   LR is 9-0 since 2012 when they play against Carson-Newman as a ranked team. In total, the Bears are 51-12 as a ranked team.
•   Carson-Newman has been outscored 111-21 in their 3-game losing streak. 

UP NEXT: LR will return home and look to go 5-0 when UVA Wise comes to Moretz Stadium for a 2 p.m. kickoff.